Bracket for curtain and valance supporting extensible rods



l. PEKTER 1,963,302

E SUPPORTING EXTENSIBLE RODS June 19, 1934.

BRACKET FOR CURTAIN AND VALANC Filed July 21, 1933 NVENTOR BY IATTQRNEYJ Patented June 19, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRACKET FORCURTAIN AND VALANCE SUPPORTING EXTENSIBLE RODS 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improved curtain and valance supportingextensible rods and brackets for the support of said rods, and it is thepurpose of the invention to aiford extensibility of the rods so as toaccommodate window frames of different widths, the rods comprisingtubular and solid telescopical sections, such as will render them moresuitable and durable, certain ends of the tubular sections merging intosolid portions which engage with and are supported by one of thebrackets.

Another purpose is to provide brackets for the support of the rods, eachbracket being formed from a single piece of sheet metal being a diestamped job, said bracket therefore comprising a base adapted to besecured by cars and screws to the window frame and including lateralapertured ears for the reception of downwardly extending extremities ofthe solid portions of the rod sections, thereby supporting the rods inposition.

It is to be understood that the particulars herein given are in no waylimitative and that while still keeping within the scope of theinvention, any desired modification of details and proportions may bemade in the construction of the appliance according to circumstances.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts to behereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of the extensible telescopical rodsections as supported by two brackets to be mounted on a window frame,the rods to support curtains and a valance.

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a View in perspective showing a single piece of metal whichhas been formed by a die stamp job.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the one piece bracket showing the earsas having been bent laterally for the support of the curtain and valancerods.

Figure 5 is a detail view of one of the rods.

Referring to the drawing 1 identifies each bracket, which is formed froma single piece of sheet metal and comprises a base 2 having ears 3 forthe reception of fastening means as identified at 4 for securing thebase to a window frame.

In forming the bracket the base is first die stamped, out and punched inone operation as shown in Figure 3, the sheet metal having been cut at 6to form the ears 3 as well as the ears 7, there being two sets of thelatter, which are punched at 8 in the same operation. The openingsformed by the punch operation at 8, that is when the ears 7 are bentlaterally, are adapted to receive portions of the valance and curtainsupporting extensible rods.

Each of the valance and curtain supporting rods comprise a solidelongated section 9 and a tubular elongated section 10. One end of thesolid extensible rod section is bent at 11 to extend laterally towardthe window frame then bent again at 12 to extend downwardly parallelwith the window frame adapted to enter the openings of the ears 7,thereby supporting the solid extensible rod sections.

The tubular rod section 10 at one end has brazed or electrically weldedtherein at 14 a solid rod portion 14a. This rod portion is bent at 15 toextend laterally toward the window frame, and then again at 16 to extenddownwardly parallel to the window frame and to enter the openings of theears '7 of the other bracket.

Previous to mounting the rods on the brackets the curtains and thevalance are first mounted on the tubular sections of the rods, and thenthe solid sections of the rods are inserted telescopically into thetubular sections, subsequently to which the rods are mounted on thebrackets, as is shown in Figures 1 and 2 and as shown in dotted lines inFigure 4, the brackets having been previously fastened to the windowframe in the usual location. 35

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is:

A supporting bracket for combined curtain and valance rods, comprisingnormally a one piece die stamped plate, with cuts extending from theupper and lower edges of said plates and converging toward the center ofthe plate, dividing the upper and lower portions of the plate with threeears each, middle ears and end ears, the former extending in the sameplane aligned with the body of the plate, and having apertures toreceive fastening means to hold the bracket in place, the other of saidears being bent laterally at right angles from the plate to assumehorizontal positions in parallelism when the plate is fastened to asupport, said lateral horizontal ears being in pairs at the top andbottom of said plate and having apertures to receive vertical ends ofcurtain and valance rods.

ISIDORE PEK'I'ER.

